Land and Sovereignty in India: Agrarian Society and Politics under the Eighteenth-Century Maratha Svarjya (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) [Hardcover]

André Wink (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1986 | Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications (Book 36)

This original contribution to Indian history, focusing on contemporary and largely indigenous documents, introduces a set of concepts for the analysis of late Mughal rule. More specifically it examines the origins and development of the Maratha svardjya or 'self-rule' within the context of declining Muslim power. It traces the expansion of Maratha dominion to a process of fitna, a policy of 'shifting alliances' which was recurrent in the wake of Muslim expansion throughout its history. The book gives an interesting perspective on Hindu-Muslim relationships in the pre-British period as well as on the nature of the Indo-Muslim state and its most important successor polity, on its capacity for change and development in the intermediate sections of society, the land-tenurial system, the monetization of the economy, and on the fiscal system.

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Book Description

This study introduces a set of concepts for the analysis of late Mughal rule. More specifically it examines the origins and development of the Maratha svardjya or 'self-rule' within the context of declining Muslim power.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 418 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 31, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052132064X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521320641
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,688,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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